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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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